Plaso (plaso langar að safna öllu) is the Python based back-end engine used by tools such as log2timeline for automatic creation of a super timelines. The goal of log2timeline (and thus plaso) is to provide a single tool that can parse various log files and forensic artifacts from computers and related systems, such as network equipment to produce a single correlated timeline. This timeline can then be easily analysed by forensic investigators/analysts, speeding up investigations by correlating the vast amount of information found on an average computer system. Plaso is intended to be applied for creating super timelines but also supports creating [http://blog.kiddaland.net/2013/02/targeted-timelines-part-i.html targeted timelines].

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The following new features were introduced in Windows 8:

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* [[Windows Shadow Volumes | File History]]

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* [[Windows Storage Spaces | Storage Spaces]]

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* [[Search Charm History]]

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== File System ==

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The Plaso project site also provides [[4n6time]], formerly "l2t_Review", which is a cross-platform forensic tool for timeline creation and review by [[David Nides]].

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The file system used by Windows 8 is primarily [[NTFS]].

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The [[Resilient File System (ReFS)]] was initially available in the Windows 8 server edition but became part of Windows 2012 server edition.

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== Supported Formats ==

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== Jump Lists ==

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=== Storage Media Image File Formats ===

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[[Jump Lists]] are Task Bar artifacts that were first introduced on Windows 7 and are also available on Windows 8.

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Storage Medis Image File Format support is provided by [[dfvfs]].

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== Prefetch ==

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=== Volume System Formats ===

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The prefetch hash function is similar to [[Windows 2008]].

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Volume System Format support is provided by [[dfvfs]].

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The [[Windows Prefetch File Format]] was changed on Windows 8.1 to version 26.

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=== File System Formats ===

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File System Format support is provided by [[dfvfs]].

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== Registry ==

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=== File formats ===

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The [[Windows_Registry|Windows Registry]] remains a core component of the Windows operating system.

Revision as of 07:39, 3 June 2014

Plaso (plaso langar að safna öllu) is the Python based back-end engine used by tools such as log2timeline for automatic creation of a super timelines. The goal of log2timeline (and thus plaso) is to provide a single tool that can parse various log files and forensic artifacts from computers and related systems, such as network equipment to produce a single correlated timeline. This timeline can then be easily analysed by forensic investigators/analysts, speeding up investigations by correlating the vast amount of information found on an average computer system. Plaso is intended to be applied for creating super timelines but also supports creating targeted timelines.

The Plaso project site also provides 4n6time, formerly "l2t_Review", which is a cross-platform forensic tool for timeline creation and review by David Nides.